A strange thing is happening. My life is starting to resemble The Notebook, but it turns out that I’m no Allie and J’s no Noah. Shocking, I know. Let’s be honest: Many of the most romantic scenes from our favorite chick flicks are nowhere near as dreamy in real life. This is absolutely the case for J and me as we’ve been accidentally reenacting the hottest Notebook moments. Let me explain. Remember the scene where Noah climbs the Ferris wheel to ask Allie out on a date? J and I had a similar experience. Only we were riding the Ferris wheel at the Toys ‘R’ Us in Times Square munching on a bag of gummy worms from Candy Land surrounded by children at least 20 years younger. What?! We had never done it before! I know, I know, so totally unsexy. How about the scene from Noah and Allie’s first date when the pair danced in the middle of the street? So cute. But you know what’s not cute? Doing pretty much anything in the middle of the street in NYC. A few months ago, when J and I were being photographed for our engagement shots, we managed to get read more

Another year, another birthday. Funny how that works. Today I found myself reminiscing about the sweetest—and yet utterly failed—gift I ever received: My girlfriend at the time prepared me a variety of banana desserts, which she knew were my favorite. I’m not sure what happened, but each and every one was literally inedible. She felt awful, but I appreciated the earnest effort and, through our mutual embarrassment, we laughed about it for hours, eating fresh bananas and drinking chocolate syrup from the bottle. While I didn’t receive anything special from anyone special on my special day this year, I wanted to hear from people who did. I asked, “What is the most romantic thing someone has done for you on your birthday?” Read on and take notes: Me on my first birthday. The reason I'm not smiling? No bananas in that cake. Jazmin: A boyfriend once bought me an N64 on eBay. When I was a kid we didn't have the money for video game consoles, so I grew up playing at my friends' houses but never had my own. He knew this and made all my childhood dreams come true with a ‘90s throwback gift. I fought back tears read more

I’m a big fan of sparkle, but sometimes I’m in the mood for a different way to shine. When a girl’s got a romantic look going on, it’s hard not to notice, which is why I love the idea of subtle winter whites and unexpected soft, floral touches this time of year. Here’s the look from head to toe... read more